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Thailand wins gold as 16 records fall at IWF
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 08/10/2025
» Thailand’s Weeraphon Wichuma stunned the weightlifting world by claiming gold in the men’s 71kg category at the IWF World Championships in Forde, Norway, on a day that saw an extraordinary 16 world records shattered.
'Empower, Inspire, Transform'
News, Published on 14/03/2024
» Marking International Women's Day this month, 10 extraordinary women from a wide range of fields who have empowered, inspired and transformed change in their communities through their pursuit of excellence have been named the Bangkok Post's Women of the Year 2024.
North Korean weightlifters clean up in Hangzhou
AFP, Published on 07/10/2023
» HANGZHOU, China - The superheavyweight giants wrap up the Asian Games weightlifting on Saturday but it was the North Koreans' stunning return after four years that raised eyebrows in Hangzhou.
Weightlifter Hubbard becomes first trans woman at Olympics
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» TOKYO: Pioneering weightlifter Laurel Hubbard became the first openly transgender woman to compete at the Olympic Games Monday, but her Tokyo dream was cut short when she crashed out of her final early.
Ruling opens doors for return
Sports, Published on 13/04/2021
» The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has allowed the Kingdom, which has been suspended for doping, to return to international competitions after June 18, the Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (Tawa) said yesterday.
Coach of tainted Thai weightlifting team suspended
Published on 20/03/2021
» The coach of the Thailand women’s weightlifting team that lost three world titles in a doping scandal in 2018 has been charged with a doping offence and provisionally suspended.
Intarat out after just one day at IWF
Published on 16/10/2020
» LONDON: The troubled International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has appointed its third interim president in as many days, with Michael Irani taking over from Maj Gen Intarat Yodbangtoey of Thailand.
Intarat appointed interim International Weightlifting Federation chief
Sports, Published on 16/10/2020
» Thailand's Maj Gen Intarat Yodbangtoey has taken over as interim president of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) after Ursula Papandrea of the United States was removed from the post in a boardroom putsch.
Intarat vows to salvage his reputation
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 11/06/2020
» International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) vice-president Intarat Yodbangtoey insisted on Wednesday he did not buy his way into the position.
Probe finds corruption, doping cases
Sports, Published on 06/06/2020
» Toronto: An investigation into the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) found widespread corruption and dozens of covered-up drugs tests, officials said on Thursday.